i think so

The 8, 6, 6, 6, A is only 12 points, not 18. You don't get to count the pairs twice. (3-of-a-kind is really 3 pairs and as such gets counted as 6 points. 4-of-a-kind is really 6 pairs and as such gives you 12 points.)

Goldbar Espresso is a coffee shop in Tempe AZ. It's pretty much cribbage Mecca in these parts, home to Herb Fibel the octagenarian cribbage master and the most affable cribbage evangelist in the southwestern US. In all his years of playing and teaching, the 29 has eluded Herb and had never made an appearance at Goldbar. Until now! On April 10th, 2012 during a game between John (me) and Tom, both Herb's students of about a year, I was dealt trip 5s and the jack of spades on the first hand as pone, then I cut the 5 of spades to complete the 29. Oddly enough I lost the game by over 40 points! I actually had decent hands, but Tom's were phenomenal - I was only up 6 after that first hand. Anyway getting that 29 was amazing. Special thanks to Herb and Goldbar. Please come visit if you're in the area and drop by for a game.

Those hands are few and far between. Although it does not count as far as scoring in the official game, the hand was dealt and played. You had half the thrill....I would have pegged those points just to make myself feel good!!!!

thanks for the game

In answer to your question, no you don't 'both' get a score of two for 31 and a point for the last card. The 'last card' is really just a go (as your pone cannot play anymore cards). What is interesting is that getting to 31 exactly is technically a go + 1 for a bonus. So you cannot have two goes scored in the same count to 31, just like if your pone says go and you have to lay down 2 cards, you don't get a go for each of them, only the last one. Hope that makes sense.

Yes it is sometimes hard to remember where you were, you even see this when playing a lot of games on a board with 121 holes. People peg backwards, sideways etc. Unless you are using a very small travel cribbage board, you could probably buy a larger 121 hole board for under $10.00 or visit your local grass roots cribbage club and they would probably give you one if you asked nice enough.

Good Pegging!

do u get the extra point if its the 8th card played?

I know there are variants of the his heels rule where in the last 5 holes of the game they cannot be scored.

BUT:-- i have come across the odd player that has told me that there is a variants in which you cannot "go out" with the "his nobs" point.. thus 1H,3D,4S,JC with a 10C turn up would only count as 4 NOT 5..

i have searched around on the net and have yet to confirm this.

anyone?

Yes! Absolutely! Here is your sequence 4, 6, 5 (15 for 2 and the run of 3 for 5!), 7 for a run of 4, and 3 for a run of 5. Since we are only up to 26 on the count even a 2 and an Ace could be played at this point for a run of 6 and even 7. (they haven't covered the run because there are still outside cards--the 3 and 8 that will continue the run)

Happy Pegging!

Has anyone noticed that the computer player has an ace in their hand 9 times out of 10?

This game is like potato chips, you just keep playing, even when you want to stop.

Would like a muggins button!

> While playing the cards, if the order of play is 10, 5, 3, 4 - are points
> earned for 15 and for the run?

Yes. During play, the order of cards in a run doesn't matter, as long as the run is unbroken.